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5 cool measurement tools attempting to quantify regenerative agriculture

GreenBiz

5 cool measurement tools attempting to quantify regenerative agriculture. Thu, 02/11/2021 - 00:05. Some practitioners and regenerative ag pioneers are piloting new technologies to help with that process. That’s something that would be cost-prohibitive before the invention of this easy-to-operate technology, Quinn said. .

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Can ACs cool the world without warming it?

Grist

.” So, in order to truly save lives, AC needs to be more equitably distributed to the populations most at risk on a rapidly heating planet, and the technology itself needs an overhaul to avoid skyrocketing emissions. Romanin is one of those working on the problem. This week, we start with the tech side.

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The Catalytic Coalition: Eliminating the Worst Greenhouse Gases Ever Made

GreenBiz

Date/Time: May 4, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT). Vast amounts of old refrigerants are deployed in chillers and cooling systems. How companies can provide leadership to address this problem by converting high GWP cooling systems to low GWP systems. Wed, 04/14/2021 - 15:07. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Green job adverts fall by 26%, but are slightly more resilient than other roles in a cooling labour market

Envirotec Magazine

However, when accounting for the number of green jobs required across the economy to power the UK’s transition to net zero by 2050, this deceleration in overall demand, in the face of a cooling labour market, poses a potential challenge. in 2022 and 1.9%

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Extreme heat emergency: More than a billion people facing heat risks without improved access to cooling

Business Green

Rolling out cooling technologies to the 1.2 The report assesses 76 countries with cooling access challenges and found that, globally, 1.2 billion people do not have adequate access to cooling, threatening their ability to survive extreme heat, store nutritious food, or secure access to safe vaccines.

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5 High Efficiency HVAC Trends in 2021

Mosaic

Several trends are emerging in the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) industry, from technologies designed to improve energy efficiency, reduce energy consumption and costs, to offerings that improve homeowners’ overall quality of life. Here are a few of the trends currently heating up this cool industry.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q4 2021

Greentown Labs

Twenty-five startups joined our community in the final months of 2021, working on innovations as diverse as solar-plus-storage for blackouts, plastic and tire recycling, geothermal power generation, and construction-less dam electrification. We’re thrilled to support these groundbreaking climatetech startups—let us introduce you! Electricity.